What is this job?

The Director of Treatment Foster Care is responsible for oversight of all aspects of service delivery to clients as provided by professional staff, treatment foster parents, Caminos long term foster care parents and consultants. Serves as the Chief Program Administrator for the Treatment Foster Care program. Develops, implements, monitors, and documents systems to ensure that agency policies, programs procedures, and licensing and accreditation standards are met or exceeded. Assists with all primary functions of the program.

What is this company? Board of who?

Board of Child Care (BCC) is not a federal or state agency. It is an independent not-for-profit organization that serves over 1,000 children annually across 12 locations. You would join about 800 teammates across DC, MD, PA, and WV that empower youth and their families to flourish within their community.

What does the benefits package look like?

• Accrue vacation at the rate of three weeks per year, plus two floating holidays to use, plus 10 paid holidays when BCC is closed. That is over 30 days of time off per calendar year!
• Paid sick and bereavement leave
• Up to 3% annual match to retirement contributions
• Health insurance is available via CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
• Professional and career development includes tuition reimbursement program, access to SHRM and other HR professional development seminars, and other paid continuing education opportunities.

What does this job do specifically?

• Model and act in accordance with BCC’s core values: safety, empathy, relationships, and impact.
• Honor differences, acknowledge uniqueness, and amplify all voices. Partner with BCC’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) committee to build (and participate) in trainings and group experiences that strengthen BCC’s commitment to EDI. Model the use of inclusive language.
• Demonstrate and practice BCC’s leadership mindset, “Choose kindness. Solve problems and learn together. Make it happen.”
• Demonstrate and practice trauma informed leadership.
• Stay up-to-date with the trends impacting the Treatment Foster Care sector.
• Actively participate as a member of the Family Focused Treatment Association workgroup.
• Actively participates in non-profit volunteer capacity that accentuates the work of the Board of Child Care.
• Participates in the staff development processes to ensure the achievement of program goals.
• Works collaboratively with the Centralized Admission Coordinator to screen referrals for Treatment Foster Parents.
• Works with Home Study Practitioners and supervises all aspects of the Home Study process.
• Works collaboratively with the Assistant Program Director for Caminos to screen referrals for Caminos Long Term Foster Parents.
• Reviews all serious incident reports and acts as the point of contact in CJAMS.
• Serves as the point of contact with the Office of Licensing and Monitoring related to compliance.
• Monitor the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of all services provided to clients (children, youth, birth and foster families).
• Operationalizes the Agency’s Strategic Plan with an annual plan for Treatment Foster Care (TFC) Program offerings.
• Creates a Foster Parent Recruitment Plan and ensures its effective implementation.

What experience and education do I need?

Required Education

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
• Maryland Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical (LCSW-C)
• Four (4) years’ experience as a social worker/case worker or social work supervisor in a Treatment Foster Care setting.
• Knowledge of treatment foster care programs and Maryland Department of Human Services.
• The ability to provide clinical supervision, or obtain the necessary supervision credentials within six months of hire.

Other Job Requirements

• Able to learn and effectively utilize different technology platforms.
• Excellent computer use knowledge with Microsoft Windows 10 and 365 Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proven effective time management, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to keep an electronic calendar (Outlook).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with children, foster parents and birth parents in a positive manner.
• Ability to pass CPS/UII background check both prior to employment and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.

This job description is a general outline of the duties and requirements involved in this role. A full job description will be provided to candidates during the interview process.

The Board of Child Care is an equal-opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. All eligible candidates, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply for vacancies as appropriate.